Job Overview

• Category: Accounting and Finance
• Location: Addis Ababa 
• Position: Accountant
• Employment Type: Full time
• Deadline: May 18, 2023

Job Requirements

Qualifications

Education 

•  BA Degree in Accounting, or Accounting and Finance or other related filed from recognized University.

Experience

•  At least 4 years progressive experience in accounting
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power point)

Skills

• Adequate knowledge of IFRS
• Experience in Peachtree software
• Advanced Excel spreadsheet system design and implementation 
• Adequate level of both written and oral communication skill

Job Description

Position Overview

Under the supervision and control of the senior accountant and finance manager, the accountant is responsible for the performance of the general accounting activities of journalizing, posting, cross-referencing, adjusting entries, correcting entries, closing entries, determining account balances, checking accounting activities for accuracy, summarizing accounting records on work sheets and other working papers in preparation to produce financial reports.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Verifies that journal entries of financial transactions agree with the entries and particulars of the respective source documents;
• Regularly tests account balances for overstatement, understatement, transposing, omission and other possible clerical errors to keep the book of accounts reliable and updated;
• Makes reference and cross-reference of all source documents to the ledger account codes, keeps and updates journal voucher register books;
• Prepares a monthly trial balance of all ledger account balances;
• Reconciles bank statements against the company’s book of accounts;
• Verifies that all unpaid salaries are returned to the cashier and redeposit, journalizes payroll, and verifies clearance of salary advances and payroll fund account;
• Follows up that taxes and insurance payments and collections are handled on time;
• Records Letters of Credit in the Letters of Credit Memorandum Register, examines the Goods Received Memorandum register to ensure that all goods received have been recorded in the financial accounts;
• Reviews, analyses and summarizes petty cash data;
• Reviews customer accounts and ensures that appropriate accounting records are maintained;
• Performs client account reconciliation and prepares statement of account to refund the balance due to clients or collect outstanding balance from clients;
• Records the fixed assets to maintain register of the same;
• Compiles and verifies proper payroll input data and other legal payments to workers for periodical preparation of the payroll;
• Updates and maintains the records of the receivables and payables of the company;
• Performs monthly physical count and reconciliation
• Performs other job-related duties as required by the immediate supervisor

Reports to: Senior Accountant

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should submit their application letter, CV, and all necessary documents in person to Eagle Eye Horticulture plc. Addis Abaaba, Bisrate Gebriel sand BLdg 7th floor or by E-Mail: [email protected]

Deadline May 18, 2023

For further information: Tel No: – +251974341391